LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1296, 30 September 1876, Page 14

LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

London, September 18th. Preliminaries of contract have been arranged with Messrs Green, of Blackwall, for a monthly line of steamers, via Cape to Australia, 4.000 tons burthen, doing the outward passage in forty-two, and the homeward in forty-four days. The Board of Admiralty have instructed Commodore Hoskina, to report as to the suitableness of New Zealand coal for naval use on the Pacific station. At a special rifle practice, the Irish beat the Australian team by one point, leaving the American and Scotch teams far behind. , , , , Wool, moderate, unchanged. Wheat, firm ; New Zealand, 45s to 48s. The Thomasino M'Lellan arrived at Rio Janeiro on July 22nd with coal on fire ; her cargo was discharged. Arrived — Waipa. September 19th. ■ The Porte refused to grant an armistice ; but will consider proposals for peace submitted by the powers. Lord Hartington, addressing the aosembly at the Cutlers' feast, advocated Parliament to be at once convoked to consider what should be the future policy of England in regard to Turkey. - At an indignation meeting in reference to alleged atrocities in Bulgaria and other places, Mr Gladstone said there would be hearty co-operation between England and Russia to endeavour to settle the Eastern .question.. An address to the Queen has been carried, urging the Government in concert with the other great powers, to exclude Turkish rule in insurgent and disaffected Provinces. Earl Derby defended the Government against the charges of supinenesa in not protesting against the alleged atrocities, and the charge, that the' British fleet in Besica Bay was abetting the Turks in cruelties. The Sultan Abdul Hasris has been invested with the sword of Ottoman. An attempt of the Turkish troops to penetrate into Montenegro was frustrated; with great loss. ST. LEDGER. Petrarch I Tournay ... ... 2 Cseßar 3 At the International Rifle match at' Creedmoor, the American team was first, the Irish second, and the Australian' third. Degrees conferred by the University of. New Zealand will for the future have equal rank with those granted by the Universities of the United Kingdom. Wheat market steady, New Zealand, 43s to 60s.